Monthly Archives: January 2011
Supply, Demand, and Rocco Landesman
Robin Pogrebin reported in the Arts Beat column today and online yesterday on NEA chairman Rocco Landesman’s remarks at Arena stage earlier in the week. He “addressed the problem of struggling theaters. “You can either increase demand or decrease supply,” … Continue reading
The Symbolic Capital of Arts Commissions
I learned late last week that Arizona governor Jan Brewer’s budget proposal zeroes out the general appropriations line for the Arizona Commission on the Arts, a cut of approximately $665,000, as part of her cost-cutting plan. The plan also includes … Continue reading
Half Full or Half Empty
NEA research director Suyin Iyengar posted an interesting report today. It’s really a “report on a report” by the Arts Council England about online engagement with arts and culture. The report indicates that 53% of people online “used the … Continue reading
My Head in the Cloud
There’s a fabulous grad student working with me on the logistics of the upcoming p.a.v.e. symposium on entrepreneurship and the arts. He has experience organizing festivals and events and so I trust his judgment about the value of using cloud … Continue reading
Bricks and Mortar
An article in yesterday’s NY Times about Arena Stage’s new “Cradle” for new play development and a tour I had this morning of the newly renovated Chandler Center for the Arts are reminders that sometimes infrastructure for the arts is … Continue reading
Realignment
Today, I was re-viewing Ben Cameron’s* fabulous TEDTalk of last fall because I’m requiring my arts entrepreneurship students to see it. Cameron makes several important points, among them (and forgive the paraphrasing) that the arts are in a period of … Continue reading
Mama LaMaMa
Sometimes, a person singlehandedly builds the infrastructure for artistic creativity and innovation. We lost such a person yesterday. I only met Ellen Stewart once, in the mid 1980s. I was working with Paul Zimet’s company, The Talking Band, and we … Continue reading
“Peaceful Assembly”
President Obama delivered a tender, inspiring, and thoughtful speech last night in memory of the victims of the recent shooting in Tucson. At first blush, one might wonder what the speech has to do with infrastructure for the arts. It … Continue reading
A Performance — and a Shooting — in the Desert
I live in Arizona. I’m a transplant to the desert from the east coast by way of Wisconsin. I mention this because, like each of us, I have a unique reaction to the events of Saturday. There are 300 million … Continue reading
Experiential learning at PHX:Fringe
Most entrepreneurship educators will agree that experiential learning is a critical component of the education of the young entrepreneur. I’m fortunate to have been involved with the Phoenix Fringe Festival since its inception (with the help of a seed grant … Continue reading
